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Identifier
05551200
Latitude
41.93320 N
Longitude
88.34111 W
Elevation
705 ft
Rank
463of 1,393 in Illinois, Oct 16
Observed
2:15 AMCDT, 23 minutes ago
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Ferson Creek Near St. CharlesReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Ferson Creek Near St. Charles Report

Rank 463 of 1,393 in Illinois, Oct 16. The 247 rank orders a state's stations by their 247 score out of 100: how reliably they report, how accurate their readings are against a reference station, how their readings pass their checks, and how they stand against the forecast.

Ranking Statistics

247 score97.9of 100

Illinois median
95.9the median score of 1,393 stations
Scoring higher
459stations in Illinois
Sharing its score
41ranks 460 to 500
Points deducted
2.11.6 arrival, 0.5 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Illinois median 100.0, 100.0, 94.7
Next above
415801088095700rank 460; ahead on median arrival 17 min 48 s against 17 min 49 s
Next below
413028087303601rank 468; behind on median arrival 17 min 49 s against 17 min 56 s
Sharing its rank
4other stations, equal on every measure

Equal scores are ordered by the share of scheduled reports received, then the reports due in the week (the longer record first), then the median arrival, then the longest silence.

  1. Reports receivedweight 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsIllinois median 99.1168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1084.48.4 of 10 pointsIllinois median 96.3half its reports arrived within 18 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIllinois median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianIllinois median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianIllinois median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianIllinois median 94.7-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

How each part is scored
Reports received
Full marks for every scheduled report received, none for none, in proportion between
Arrival
Full marks for a median arrival within 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °F
Instrument checks
Full marks for no reading failed, none for 5 per cent or more
Forecast check
Full marks within 2 °F of the forecast on average, none at 8 °F
Rank
463of 1,393 in Illinois, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 8:15 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 7:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 18 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 1,393 ranked stations in Illinois on Oct 16 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 8; 20 to 29 per cent, 28; 30 to 39 per cent, 5; 40 to 49 per cent, 83; 50 to 59 per cent, 144; 60 to 69 per cent, 25; 70 to 79 per cent, 91; 80 to 89 per cent, 143; 90 to 99 per cent, 339; 100 per cent, 525. Ferson Creek Near St. Charles received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 463 of 1,393.WHERE IT RANKS IN ILLINOIS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 463 OF 1,393PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 19820 to 292830 to 39540 to 498350 to 5914460 to 692570 to 799180 to 8914390 to 99339100525STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Ferson Creek Near St. Charles's rank in Illinois by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-07 rank 1,360 of 1,449; 2026-10-08 rank 1,298 of 1,399; 2026-10-09 rank 1,042 of 1,364; 2026-10-10 rank 1,038 of 1,364; 2026-10-11 rank 949 of 1,359; 2026-10-12 rank 799 of 1,354; 2026-10-13 rank 439 of 1,360; 2026-10-14 rank 409 of 1,356; 2026-10-15 rank 477 of 1,375; 2026-10-16 rank 463 of 1,393.ITS RANK IN ILLINOIS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP15001,0001,500Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%525
90 to 99%339
80 to 89%143
70 to 79%91
60 to 69%25
50 to 59%144
40 to 49%83
30 to 39%5
20 to 29%28
10 to 19%8
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20264631,393100.0%
Oct 15, 20264771,375100.0%
Oct 14, 20264091,356100.0%
Oct 13, 20264391,360100.0%
Oct 12, 20267991,35486.3%
Oct 11, 20269491,35972.0%
Oct 10, 20261,0381,36457.7%
Oct 9, 20261,0421,36457.1%
Oct 8, 20261,2981,39929.1%
Oct 7, 20261,3601,44914.8%

Station report

Ferson Creek Near St. Charles, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 705 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.17 inHg and the temperature at 56.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Ferson Creek Near St. Charles stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 705 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.17 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05551200FIG. D WHERE FERSON CREEK NEAR ST. CHARLES STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFERSON CREEK NEAR ST. CHARLES3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT705 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.17 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.5 FTITLEFerson Creek Near St. Charles, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 05551200TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-05551200-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.93 N, and the day is 10 h 54 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Ferson Creek Near St. Charles, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05551200FIG. E THE SUN AT FERSON CREEK NEAR ST. CHARLESELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 72°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.93 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEFerson Creek Near St. Charles, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 05551200TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-05551200-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 705 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Ferson Creek Near St. Charles, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05551200FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEFerson Creek Near St. Charles, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 05551200TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-05551200-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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